Dripping Springs extends moratorium on new development

New developments will be on hold for a few more months in one of Central Texas’ fastest-growing cities. Dripping Springs city leaders voted Nov. 22 to extend the city’s moratorium on new permits for homes, site planning, commercial projects and construction in the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. They extended it by 90 days, meaning it will stay in effect until late February. Dripping Springs has only one wastewater treatment plant with the capacity to serve 3,000 people. The…